Okay i know its been ages since i updated but can you forgive me i've been so busy.

Okay i dont own Charmed. I wish i owned Leo but i dont. I'm so borrowing the characters for a stroy.

Now onto my reviewers.

Don Amy: Thanx for the review and heres the next chapter so read on...

Charmed And Cursed

Chapter three: Deal?

Piper and Leo stared at her. Piper still wasn't sure what to believe. In fact she was willing to believe that it was bullshit. But…Just maybe…

"You're willing to sell out the leader of your race for the cloak on this charge to be lifted?" She scoffed. Did this vampire think she was born yesterday?

"For this charge yes." Myrenna said without a hesitation regarding them both. She knew it would shock them, but she also knew it was true. For John she would do anything.

Leo glanced at Piper and shrugged. Then he turned to Myrenna and said, "I'll see what the Elders say and then get back to you." Myrenna raised an eyebrow. "You're an Elder why do you have to consult the others?" "Because I'm not the best Elder. I break rules." He looked at Myrenna and she smiled. "You do?" "We do." Piper said holding his hand. "So I have to consult the other Elders."

That settled it then. Leo Wyatt had no idea why he was cloaking John. He had probably been told one evil or another was out to kill him because had they been told the truth she could tell Leo would have put up a fight.

Now she had to get them to trust her.

And after that little stunt of nearly killing Leo she didn't think Piper Halliwell would be a person that would change first impressions without good reason. Myrenna decided this was her new mission.

Getting Piper Halliwell and Leo Wyatt on her side and she had doubt that it would not be the easiest thing she had ever done. Maybe the only way she could do it was to do the unthinkable.

Really do what she had suggested. She had to kill the leader of the Vampires. She had to kill the most powerful vampire in existence.

She would have to kill her father.

But then she thought of what it would feel like to see and feel and hear John again. It had been so long since she had last seen him and all because of her father and the Elders she knew she had to do it.

For John.

Leo looked at her and said, "I assume you can find the manor?" Myrenna looked at them and then nodded. "Am I free to make my own way there?" Piper looked at her hard. "Yes. But I swear you put one foot wrong and I will find a way to kill you, understand?" Myrenna nodded.

"Perfectly." She adjusted her top and then faded out. Piper looked at Leo. "I don't trust her and I don't like her." She said blandly. "I know but this is an opportunity we can't afford to pass up."

"No kidding." Piper mummured.

"I've got to go to the Elders I'll drop you off at the mansion." "I really don't like this Leo. And I don't trust her." Piper said, "I know." Leo said quietly but it's the only plan we have right now."

Piper sighed. "I know." Then she looked up at him. "A little help." He smiled and said "I'll see you back at the manor." And waved his hand making her orbe out. He let out the breath he had been holding and went to face the Elders.

"No! No absolutely not." Zoin the head Elder said looking at Leo. "But this could be the only way we'll ever get rid of Theoran." Leo said. He looked at the Elders and he knew they knew it was true but they weren't willing to budge on this. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't drop the cloak. I could do it without the will of the Elders but I choose to consult you."

"She will endanger the boy's life. She is the reason he was cloaked in the first place." "But she's a vampire." Leo said. "Yes she's dangerous but there has to be a reason for her behaviour a reason you don't seem to be giving me." "She is dangerous. She is one of the most powerful forces on the earth. She broke away from her clan and has been at large ever since." Zoin said looking at Leo.

"It is to dangerous to contemplate even lowering the cloak never mind actually doing it." One of the other Elders piped up. Leo recognised as Daremis "But why?" Leo asked. "I have been asking this question for the last half an hour and no one seems to be answering my question."

The Elders went silent. That was all Leo needed to know. "Am I to understand that I am cloaking Jake for his own safety but they might be reasons I might not like?" No one said a word.

"And you wonder why I have no trust in you anymore." Leo shook hid head. "I have a deal for you." The Elders leant back a moment but Leo could tell they were listening.

"I will allow the cloak to remain in place but I shall be keeping an eye on Myrenna and if she carries out her end of the bargain and I can see she has no alternative motives then I will give her what she wants."

"I forbid it." Zoin said. "Under no circumstances can that cloak be taken away. You must trust our judgement Leo. This is for Jake's own good." "And some how I am beginning to doubt that it is." Leo said.

The Elder blinked but said nothing. "Leo you must judge our judgement." Leo laughed.

"And since when have I had reason to trust it? You've taken everything from me. You wouldn't let me marry Piper, you all thought Wyatt was too powerful. You didn't help when Chris was in danger so give me one good reason why I should trust you now!"

"Because Jake's life depends on it." Zoin said. There was no emotion in his voice and somewhere deep down Leo knew he was just saying that because besides Piper and his boys Leo's weakness was his charges.

Yet he also knew the vampires were a threat. So he nodded. "Fine." Zoin nodded and said, "I knew you would see sense." Leo smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. "No Zoin you mistake me."

"I am going to take Myrenna up on her offer and if she comes through then I will think about lowering the cloak. After I find out the true reason for its use in the first place."

With a nod to the other Elders in attendance Leo orbed out. The Elders sat in silent shock but knew that they had no control over what Leo did. His charges were his and as an Elder he had the same right as they did to drop cloaks.

They just hoped to the Heaven that Leo decided it against it.

But knowing Leo it was only a matter of time.

Leo orbed back into the Manor and found Piper to be holding Jake in one room while Paige and Phoebe help Myrenna in another.

They knew that Myrenna wouldn't be able to see Jake but they didn't want to take the chance that she would realise the charge was here. Although Piper knew that if she calmed down long enough to concentrate she might.

Leo orbed into where Phoebe and Paige where only to be promptly blew up by Myrenna.

At that moment Jake had managed to get past Leo and went into a rage seeing the vampire blow up his guardian.

He had realised that he was drawn to the mysterious female vampire but wanted nothing to do with her if she kept hurting the one parent figure he had ever had. Piper promptly froze the scene as Leo orbed back in.

"What is her problem?" Paige demanded.

"The fact that I am cloaking Jake would seem to have something to do with it." Leo said sensibly

"Yeah well he's not exactly her friend right now." Piper said shooting a glance at Jake.

"What did the Elders say?" Phoebe said turning to Leo. "They said no deal. I, however say deal."

"What?" Piper asked. "Well I say that if she can deliver and bring down the vampire threat then she should be allowed to have Jake. If I can find out the true reason for his cloak. Because I really think the Elders are not giving me everything."

"That wouldn't surprise me." Paige said darkly.

"Is that such a good idea?" Piper asked frowning at her husband. "I don't trust her Leo and she plainly hates you. That makes me hate her."

"I know." Leo sighed. "But right now it's the only plan we have."

The charmed ones looked at each other. That t least was all too true. There was too much they didn't know about this situation and it was starting to really piss them off.

So all they had was a plan they weren't even sure would be the best in the long run.

Although judging from Jake's reactions to her so far if she didn't change her plan of action he would never go near her anyway.

Piper unfroze the scene and Myrenna looked at them with intentional disinterest.

Leo looked at her and said, "If you get rid of the Vampire threat then I will lower the cloak surrounding my charge."